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Homer and Rhetoric in Byzantium: Eustathios of Thessalonike on the Composition of the Iliad Van Den Berg, B UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Homer and rhetoric in Byzantium: Eustathios of Thessalonike on the composition of the Iliad van den Berg, B. Publication date 2016 Document Version Final published version Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): van den Berg, B. (2016). Homer and rhetoric in Byzantium: Eustathios of Thessalonike on the composition of the Iliad. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. 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